It would seem that Labours promises are costed via huge amounts of borrowing together with ensuring that as many businesses as possible either go down,leave the country, or cut staff to an absolute minimum.
angelab I agree the arts are important but should they not be considered a "luxury". If your household budget is strained you would concentrate on the essentials and would only pay for luxuries when things improved.
sunseeker I agree with you up to a point, but my DD got a first in English literature and is hoping for a career in film production which will involve doing an MA. The arts are important too!!
How about doing away with university fees for those taking courses which are beneficial to the country, medicine, science, engineering (I know there are many others) but charging fees for courses such as film, theatre, history of art etc.
JC seems to be trying to please everyone by giving things away like a man possessed.
Where is all of this damned money going to come from? It can only be one of a handful of things;
Massive borrowing (leaving our DC and DGC saddled with national debts for ever) Raising taxes/ VAT etc. (despite promising otherwise). Hammering businesses to the point of extinction. JC hates business (they tend not to be members of Unite)
Promise everything and when it proves impossible to deliver it all, just say "Oh we'll have to put up taxes/VAT/our borrowing" to pay for it.
My biggest fear too Elegran
My DD has student loans from a few years ago. This is a debt that she will probably be saddled with for life. Having said that, she does not use the degree she got and probably should never have gone to uni at all. What we don't need is a massive rise in young people going to university courtesy of the tax payer taking degrees that are neither use nor ornament.